Suu Kyi under the microscope at ASEAN summit

The customary cordiality of Southeast Asian summits may be missing when the region's leaders meet next week due to sharp differences over Myanmar, whose military is accused of genocide against the country's Rohingya Muslim minority.
8 November 2018, 10:43 AM

Rohingya Refugees: UN expert warns of rushed plans for Rohingyas

The United Nations' human rights investigator on Myanmar urged Bangladesh on Tuesday to drop plans to start repatriating hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees to Rakhine state this month, warning they would face a "high risk of persecution".
7 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Facebook says it should do more against Myanmar's human rights violation

Facebook Inc says a human rights report it commissioned on its presence in Myanmar showed it has not done enough to prevent its social network from being used to incite violence.
6 November 2018, 04:34 AM

WB to provide $200m for forestry, Rohingya children’s education

The government yesterday signed two agreements with World Bank worth $200 million for increasing forest coverage and providing education to Rohingya children, said a press release.
5 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Jet had damaged airspeed indicator

Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) said yesterday an airspeed indicator of a Boeing Co. 737 MAX plane that crashed last week killing all 189 people on board was damaged for its last four flights.
5 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Accountability crucial for voluntary return of Rohingyas, says Bangladesh envoy to UN

Bangladesh says accountability would serve as an important confidence building measure for the Rohingyas' to return voluntarily without which the repatriation would not be sustainable.
4 November 2018, 04:32 AM

Myanmar by-election rare local test for Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar voters cast their ballots in a small but key by-election, a rare local test of support for embattled leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party more than halfway through her time in office.
3 November 2018, 05:33 AM

Indonesia finds faults in two 737-MAX jets

Indonesia's transport ministry yesterday said it had found "minor" faults in two other Boeing 737-MAX 8 jets, including a cockpit indicator display problem which an analyst said may be
2 November 2018, 18:00 PM

EU threatens to slap sanctions

The European Union has threatened to impose trade sanctions on Myanmar if it does not address the widespread human rights violations against the Rohingyas in Rakhine and other minorities in Kachin and Shan states.
2 November 2018, 18:00 PM

BLASPHEMY ROW: Don't test our patience

Pakistan's powerful military warned yesterday that its patience had been thoroughly tested after being threatened by Islamist hardliners enraged at the acquittal of a Christian woman for blasphemy, as thousands joined mass protests.
2 November 2018, 18:00 PM

US for voluntary return of Rohingyas

The United States has laid emphasis on voluntary return of Rohingyas as Myanmar and Bangladesh have agreed to begin repatriation of Rohingya refugees in mid-November.
2 November 2018, 06:25 AM

'I should be dead now'

Leaning back in his chair and admitting he is feeling every one of his 93 years, the world's oldest leader Mahathir Mohamad says his second stint as Malaysian premier is taking its toll as he grapples with everything from fending off China to paying down a mammoth national debt.
1 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Myanmar officials try to convince Rohingya to return, accept ID cards

Myanmar officials visit camps for Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh, in an effort to kickstart a process to repatriate hundreds of thousands who fled an army crackdown last year.
1 November 2018, 06:12 AM

Divers close in on location of black box

Indonesian investigators said they were homing in on the black box from a crashed jetliner after locating its "pings" yesterday, two days after the jet crashed shortly after take-off with 189 people on board.
31 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Denmark to provide $4.6m more for Rohingyas

Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Ulla Tornaes announces additional funding of US$ 4.6 million to meet the urgent food needs of Rohingyas and host communities.
31 October 2018, 05:00 AM

Gloves off

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Hindu nationalist party has been turning up the heat on some controversial and potentially highly divisive religious issues in recent days, with crucial state elections only weeks away and a general election due by next May.
30 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Angry Lankans denounce 'coup'

More than 10,000 protesting supporters of Sri Lanka's ousted prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, brought parts of the capital, Colombo, to a standstill yesterday as political turmoil on the island entered its fifth day.
30 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Traffic saved man from doomed flight

An Indonesian man has described how Jakarta's notorious traffic inadvertently saved his life yesterday after he arrived too late to catch the doomed Lion Air plane which plunged into the sea minutes after taking off.
29 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Repatriation: Dhaka, Naypyidaw to hold talks today

Bangladesh and Myanmar will hold their third Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting on the repatriation of Rohingyas today.
29 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Chinese privately developed rocket fails to reach orbit

A privately developed Chinese carrier rocket fails to reach orbit after lifting off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in a blow to the country’s nascent attempts by private companies to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
29 October 2018, 08:57 AM